Woman stabbed to death in Rockland; husband charged

ROCKLAND – A 56-year-old Rockland man was charged with murder in the apparent stabbing death of his wife at their Moncrief Road home Wednesday night, authorities said.

Patricia Langley, 52, died at an area hospital a short time after she was found by police, according to a joint statement by Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz and Police Chief John Llewellen.

Richard Langley was arrested at the scene and will be arraigned today on the murder charge in Hingham District Court, the statement said.

Rockland Police received a call at 7:36 p.m. reporting that a woman had been stabbed at 189 Moncrief Road, they said.

“When police arrived at that location they found a woman lying in the driveway suffering from an apparent stab wound,” the statement said. “Neighbors were attending to her.”

Both Langleys lived at the address, authorities said.

The brown, Cape-style house is located in a neighborhood of single-family homes off Route 139 not far from the Rockland police station. A car was in the driveway and a van for a glass company was parked on the street in front of the house.

The incident is under investigation by State Police detectives attached to the district attorney’s office and Rockland police.